HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, INC

  About HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, INC

  Patient Survey Results for HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, INC

The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems ("CAHPS") Hospice Survey was designed to measure and assess the experiences of patients who died while receiving hospice care, as well as the experiences of their informal primary caregivers. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed the CAHPS Hospice Survey with input from many stakeholders, including other government agencies, industry stakeholders, consumer groups, and other key individuals and organizations involved in hospice care. (More information.)

Since the CAHPS Hospice Survey focuses on experiences of care, implementation of the survey supports the following national priorities for improving care: involving patients and families in care and promoting effective communication and coordination.

The standardized 47 question CAHPS Hospice Survey instrument is composed of the following measures: Communication with Family, Getting Timely Help, Treating Patient with Respect, Emotional and Spiritual Support, Help for Pain and Symptoms, Training Family to Care for Patient, Rating of this Hospice, and Willingness to Recommend this Hospice.

Higher Scores are better. Results are available on a facility basis. Averages for each state and for the nation are also available. Allf othis information is shown below.

  Performance Data

Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences	100 %
Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient)	99.6 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening	97.3 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment	99.8 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening	97.7 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment	100 %
Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen	99.1 %
Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure	96.9 %
Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life	Not Available
Hospice Care Index Overall Score	Not Available
CHC/GIP provided (%days)	Not Available
Gaps in nursing visits (% elections)	Not Available
Early live discharges (% live discharges)	Not Available
Late live discharges (% live discharges)	Not Available
Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges)	Not Available
Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges)	Not Available
Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $)	Not Available
Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes)	Not Available
Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes)	Not Available
Visits near death (% decedents)	Not Available

hese are the survey results for Home Health Care Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems. If state level results are available a comparison to state averages is shown.

  Medical Professionals Associated with HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, INC

These are the doctors who are affiliated with HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, INC. The data is from the most recent period. Historical data is not available.

• KELLY PITSENBARGER ( FAMILY PRACTICE )
• GREGORY JARRELL ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INC )
• SAAD ZAFAR ( INTERNAL MEDICINE - ALWAHHAB PLLC )
• STANLEY DAY ( FAMILY PRACTICE - APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE INC )
• KAREN PETTRY HULTMAN ( FAMILY PRACTICE - CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INC )
• MUSTAFA RAHIM ( INTERNAL MEDICINE )
• MICHAEL ANTOLINI ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC )
• WILLIAM POWERS ( PULMONARY DISEASE - ALWAHIDO MEDICAL CORPORATION M C )
• JESSICA SWANK ( FAMILY PRACTICE - COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC )

  Service Area

HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA, INC provides home healthcare services in these zip codes. Click on any ZIP Code to see other agencies servicing the ZIP Code.

25801 24716 24726 24736 24740 24818 24822 24823 24827 24828 24834 24839 24844 24845 24847 24849 24854 24857 24860 24867 24870 24872 24874 24880 24882 24892 24910 24918 24935 24945 24962 24963 24981 24985 25002 25007 25008 25031 25040 25044 25048 25057 25060 25062 25064 25085 25090 25118 25119 25136 25140 25161 25173 25174 25180 25186 25209 25621 25701 25802 25810 25811 25812 25813 25817 25818 25823 25825 25826 25827 25831 25832 25836 25837 25839 25840 25841 25843 25844 25845 25846 25848 25849 25851 25853 25854 25855 25857 25862 25864 25865 25866 25868 25870 25871 25873 25875 25876 25878 25879 25880 25882 25901 25902 25904 25906 25908 25909 25911 25913 25915 25916 25917 25918 25919 25920 25921 25927 25928 25932 25938 25942 25943 25951 25962 25969 25976 25977 25978 25979 25985 25989 26206 26656 26680 26690